1. Department of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk Virginia
2. Department of Life Sciences Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Texas
3. Okinawa Prefectural Fisheries Research and Extension Center Itoman Okinawa Japan
4. Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory National Fisheries Research and Development Institute Quezon City Philippines
5. Laboratory of Fisheries Biology & Coral Reef Studies, Faculty of Science University of the Ryukyus Ryukyus Okinawa Japan